On Saturday, May 23, 2026, four-time defending champion thoroughbred trainer Jason DaCosta delivered a masterclass demonstration of his elite horsemanship, solidifying his status at the top of his sport by saddling four victorious horses across a nine-race Jamaican racing card. DaCosta’s undefeated quartet of winners – Purosangue, Himaya, Fred The Master, and Eye of the Tiger – controlled the track from the opening to closing contests, turning the day’s event into a showcase of his training expertise. The most eye-catching performance of the day came from Purosangue, an American-bred three-year-old colt guided by jockey Tevin Foster, who claimed an explosive 8 ¼-length victory in the $1.05-million Maiden Special Weight race, open to both native-bred and imported three-year-olds over a one-mile (1,600-meter) distance. After breaking slowly out of the starting gate, the chestnut colt accelerated powerfully to claim the lead approaching the six-furlong (1,200-meter) mark and never surrendered his position, crossing the finish line 1:38.4 ahead of second-place Unbelievable Power (ridden by Ian Spence) and third-place Comuna Trece (ridden by Raddesh Roman). The race splits were recorded at 24.1 seconds for the first quarter-mile, 47.0 for the half-mile, 1:12.4 for three-quarters of a mile, and 1:25.4 for seven-eighths of a mile. In a post-race interview with the *Jamaica Observer’s Supreme Racing Guide*, DaCosta highlighted the young colt’s untapped potential, noting that Purosangue has consistently shown a preference for longer distance races and is developing at exactly the right time ahead of future competitions. “Today, he had to do all the work himself out front, but he will be even more effective when he can sit behind a faster early pace and make his move late,” DaCosta explained. “He’s a top-class long-distance prospect, and the racing world will be hearing a lot more from him moving forward. We’ll give him time to recover from this run, then target a race at the next higher class level for his next start.” The second of DaCosta’s four victories came in the $790,000 Optional Claiming event, open to three-year-olds and older, plus native-bred six-year-olds and older that have not won four races, contested over seven furlongs (1,400 meters). Ridden by jockey Shaheem Gordon, five-year-old roan mare Himaya mounted a thrilling late charge down the home stretch to edge out second-place finisher Sir Wong Don (ridden by Raddesh Roman) by a head at the finish line, crossing the wire in a time of 1:30.1, with intermediate splits of 23.2 and 47.4 for the first two splits and 1:15.1 for six furlongs. Money Box, ridden by Romane Gordon, rounded out the top three positions. Next, four-year-old American-bred bay colt Fred The Master claimed victory in the $1.19-million Restricted Stakes, a race restricted to imported three-year-olds and older that have not won three races, plus native-bred three- and four-year-olds that have not won four races, run over six furlongs. Jockey Robert Halledeen positioned Fred The Master at the front of the pack from the early going, and the colt never looked back, romping to a comfortable 5½-length win over second-place Mulligan Man (Jaheim Anderson) and third-place Star Quest (Shaheem Gordon), finishing the race in 1:12.2 with splits of 23.2, 47.2, and 59.3. DaCosta’s fourth win of the day came from three-year-old native-bred bay colt Eye of the Tiger, who turned in a dominant performance in the $1.05-million Maiden Condition Race for native-bred three-year-olds over the five-furlong (1,000-meter) round course. Ridden by jockey Abigail Able, Eye of the Tiger made a single decisive move to claim the lead and pulled away to win by 8¾ lengths, covering the distance in a rapid 59.4 seconds with splits of 23.4 and 47.3. Dark Authority (Raddesh Roman) finished second, while Golden Ambassador (Tevin Foster) took third. The racing day was capped off by photos from photographer Garfield Robinson, capturing DaCosta inspecting Fred The Master alongside owner Milard Azan in the winners’ enclosure, Able celebrating her win atop Eye of the Tiger at the finish line, and Gordon guiding Himaya back to the winners’ enclosure after the mare’s thrilling close win.